Since the very first Land Rover was unveiled to the public at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show, the marque has been the first choice for the emergency services and public and voluntary users across the world. Land Rovers in all their guises, from factory spec models and special vehicles through to authorised and not-so-authorised conversions of all shapes and sizes, are featured here. In addition, some of the more unusual and rarer conversions are examined. The never-ending ingenuity of Land Rover owners, big and small, in adapting a vehicle to their particular and often specialist needs, has led to a wide variety of vehicles and types. Whilst many of the vehicles featured in these pages are based upon Series and Defender stalwarts, there are also adaptations using Range Rover and Discovery models as their starting point – and one or two unusual surprises too.Ian Davies offers an intriguing insight into ‘service’ Land Rover vehicles, old and new, detailing the adaptability and loyalty of users, often resulting in the ‘recycling’ of a vehicle over several owners and service uses during its lifetime. This book ‘goes above and beyond’ the Land Rover story in emergency, public and voluntary service.